Baboons in captivity in Ancient Egypt: insights from collection of mummies from the site of Gabbanat el-Qurud, the so-called Valley of the Monkeys
Radiocarbon dating meets Egyptology and Biblical accounts in the city of Gezer: new dates allow testing of proposed correlations between texts and archaeological remains
Climate change likely impacted human populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age; harsher European climates were associated with decreased populations and increased social inequality
In Prehispanic Cancun, immigrants were treated just like Maya locals, according to a new study published on PLoS ONe
Coprolites reveal that the Huecoid and Saladoid cultures – two pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean – consumed a diversity of plants, with peanuts, papaya, maize, and even cotton and tobacco detected
Use-wear analysis of grinding tools from Jebel Oraf shows subsistence and lifestyle in Neolithic Northern Saudi Arabia
Paleolithic humans occupied upland regions of inland Spain in even the coldest periods of the last Ice Age: the evidence comes from Charco Verde II
Human remains at the Cueva de los Marmoles were subsequently manipulated and utilized, adding to a pattern in the Iberian Peninsula
Long-term history of violence in hunter-gatherer societies uncovered in the Atacama Desert: 10,000 years of violent conflict revealed by skeletons, weaponry, and rock art
Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art from the Doro !Nawas Mountains in central Western Namibia; the study is published on PLoS ONE
